The effect of dietary energy concentration and lysine/digestible energy ratio on growth performance and nitrogen deposition of young hybrid pigs

Animal Science

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 117-129

  Van Lunen, T A ^a,b   Cole, D J A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^c Nottingham Nutrition International   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digestible energy; Lysine; Nitrogen; Pigs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032140681     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800009851     Document Type: Article

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